Success hasn?t spoiled Wohrley

While it might be disappointing, it certainly wouldn't be the biggest shock in the world to find out that an athlete of Taylor Wohrley's caliber had a bit of an attitude problem.It seems to happen far too often. A kid knows how to run faster and jump higher, which in their mind makes them God's gift to mankind, and Wohrley is certainly in that faster/higher mold from purely an athletic standpoint. A junior at Timberland, Wohrley is simply one of the best swimmers in the state.At the MSHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving Championships in mid-February, Wohrley won a pair of gold medals and was named the Swimmer of the Meet. She took first place in the 100 backstroke for the third straight season, posting a time of 56.43 seconds, and competing at state in the 200 freestyle for the first time, Wohrley set a state record with a championship effort of 1 minute, 50.32 seconds.


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But, as is often the case, it turns out that fighting with your partner wasn't the part that was good for you. What was healthy was "expressing anger constructively." The research showed that feeling anger but not expressing it is bad for you and is even associated with a shortened life span.

So it's not the fighting that's healthy; it's the expression of anger.

At one point in our culture's history, there was a dominant belief that authenticity and a "free spirit" required that you "tell it like it is," with full license to say anything you wanted in any way that made you feel good, the more direct and blunt the better. Courtesy and sensitivity, consideration and empathy were considered marks of inauthenticity. Fortunately, our culture outgrew, for the most part, this rather adolescent and self-indulgent attitude.


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Fresh thinking needed on drink and drugs problems, says community worker

CHANGING attitudes towards drink and drug addiction can only be achieved through shifting cultural norms, executives were told yesterday.

At a meeting of Cardiff Breakfast Club, Western Mail Welsh Woman of the Year Rhoda Emlyn-Jones said tackling legal and illegal drugs misuse needed new direction from the Government.

Ms Emlyn-Jones said all parts of society needed to revise the way they think about drugs if the problems associated with them are to be resolved – and that includes alcohol, as well as stigmatised illegal narcotics.

The model-turned-community activist was crowned 2008 Welsh Woman of the Year and is the service manager of Cardiff and the Vale Alcohol and Drug teams.

She has previously described alcohol as the nation's "favourite drug", calling for a change in the way people are first introduced to drinking.


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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-01 06:52 Carrefour stores hit by protests in China - report

BEIJING (Thomson Financial) - Hundreds of protesters demonstrated Thursday outside stores belonging to French supermarket chain Carrefour in three cities in China, state media reported, in a new sign of anti-French sentiment.

Holding Chinese national flags, they shouted slogans against Carrefour and against independence for Tibet, the Xinhua news agency said.

The protesters also expressed support for the Beijing Olympics outside the Carrefour stores in Changsha, capital of the central province of Hunan; Fuzhou in the southeast, and Shenyang in the northeast.

The French retailer last week cancelled an advertising campaign scheduled to launch in China on Thursday following anti-French demonstrations in the country in protest against France's attitude over Tibet and China's hosting of the Olympic Games this year.


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Issue 102 - 5th April - 1st May

Research released today reveals a change in attitude towards networks and networking - as 68% of people expect to be part of more networks in five years time. With this figure rising to 75% in the 25-44 age group, the survey by international leadership development organisation Common Purpose, suggests greater recognition of the value of networks by generations Y and X.

Furthermore, the research suggests that one of the reasons why the trend for networking continues to grow and diversify is that it is seen as more than a social activity. It found widespread confidence in the benefits of networking as a professional boost, with almost two thirds of respondents saying that networks are important to their career success. What makes a network valuable however, and how people decide which to use and with what frequency, could be a question on many busy professionals� minds.


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Special Assignment: Treating health issues with food

We are what we eat. But we also eat bad and eat fast.

"My diet was open a can and eat it or run up to the nearest fast food place," said Mike Belvin, 46, who just like many of us and had become a walking time bomb. "I'm a diabetic. So of course I had elevated blood sugar... had elevated cholesterol... had a minor cardiac event a couple of years ago. Just basically overweight. You name it I had it."

But a chance encounter on the hike and bike trail with dietitian Deirdre Earls would change his life.

"She started giving me some advise on how to take care of the problems without medication," he said.

And instead -- use diet. Mike tried it.

"Well first thing I did was lost 20-30 lbs. within six months. My blood sugar dropped where I am no longer on any medications.


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CAROLYN HAX: Males can be victims of domestic abuse, too

DEAR CAROLYN: Brother has been married for 15 years. Two kids. Sister-in-law has all the control — brother's and kids' schedules, (over)spending, etc. Her often-heinous attitude has all members of her family and his, who support this family however possible, in various levels of exasperation.

He has completely abandoned autonomy because it causes even more grief from her. What can he do to change the situation? He won't consider breaking up the family because of the kids. — Sad but True

Sad but true: From your (admittedly scant) description, the wife sounds like an abuser. If so, then your brother might not be doing his kids any favors.

It also means the families' sideline exasperation, while common, isn't their only recourse; they can get educated.


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